Morey's hands were steady and his expression was focused. In sharp contrast to him was Xi Luo. Although he was not too nervous because of the effect of the potion, he was still paying attention to the movements of the city wall and the village behind. It was impossible for him to remain calm in such an environment.
"There were shots fired on the city wall, and the tree people are coming."
"There seemed to be a fight going on in the back. I heard Cao Lu's voice and the monster's screams."
"No matter what happens, we must complete the teleportation array to survive." Morey said, "Siro, open the remaining boxes quickly."
"Yes, yes." Xi Luo was busy with his hands, but he couldn't help but look up. Outside the city wall, he could see the swaying treetops. They were the approaching tall tree men. However, when they approached a certain position, a burst of gunfire would be heard on the city wall, and then they would fall one by one. If Morey hadn't discovered the weakness of the tree men just now, the three soldiers would definitely not be able to stop them with just a few guns.
"Oh, what's going on? I don't know what has become of those villages and towns we visited before. I think it's very dangerous." Xi Luo couldn't help but grumble.
"That green light is boundless, and the surrounding areas must be included. In Chinese, it means more danger than good." Morey rarely answered, but his movements did not slow down at all. "Although every village has militias equipped with air guns, it will be difficult to quickly eliminate them if we cannot find the weaknesses of the tree people in time. And the most dangerous enemy may not be the tree people."
“What do you mean?” Xi Luo looked towards the back village and saw Cao Lu leading a group of villagers to them. Many of them were injured, and there was a young man with black hair and black eyes in the team.
Cao Lu had no time to talk to Morey and the others. He first directed a dozen young militiamen with guns to go up the wall to support the three soldiers guarding the city, and then brought the other people, young and old, to Morey's formation.
"Mr. Morey, this is the village chief Goyal, and the militia captain." Cao Lu pointed at an old man and a middle-aged man beside him, then glanced at the young man and said, "This is Li Huanxiang, the head of the rural work research team nearby. He was supposed to go back to Green Forest City yesterday, but when he heard we were coming, he waited for us here."
"There was just a monster attack in the village, causing heavy casualties," said Cao Lu.
"Yes." Goyal said as he wiped his tears. The middle-aged man also said in hatred, "The good cows, sheep, chickens and ducks have all turned into murderous monsters. Half of the people in the village are dead. Fortunately, Team Leader Li is here, otherwise our village would be finished."
The young man named Li Huanxiang said in annoyance, "It's a pity that I was too slow to react. What on earth is going on? Why would a good livestock turn into a monster like that?"
Morey shook his head and said, "The only thing we can be sure of is that there are tree people as tall as buildings outside the village. Maybe you, as a mage, can still fly away, but it will be difficult for the rest of us to get out."
Li Huanxiang pointed to a giant eagle in the sky that was as big as an airplane and said, "I think it's a bit difficult."
Everyone felt a chill in their hearts when they saw the eagle, but fortunately the eagle didn't seem to take the village seriously and flew straight across the sky.
Li Huanxiang said to Morey, "Just like Cao Lu said, our most feasible solution is to build a teleportation array. I am a high-level mage and I know a little bit about formations. Let's hurry up and set up the array together. How long do you think it will take?"
Morey said: "If you can help me, it will take another half an hour."
Cao Lu said to the militia captain, "Find all the people who can use guns. Send some to the city wall to defend the front gate, and some to guard the village wall behind to prevent wild animals from rushing down from the mountains."
Cao Lu's prediction was accurate. As soon as the militiamen ran up the wall, not only did the tree people gather more and more at the village entrance in front of them, but monsters transformed from wolves or wild boars rushed down from the back mountain from time to time. If it weren't for Cao Lu and several regular soldiers leading these militiamen and finding appropriate positions for defense, the village would have been breached by these monsters long ago.
Cao Lu shot a long-haired monster with a sharp beak and claws. The bullet pierced the creature's head, and the monster fell down with a short cry. Its claws were only half a meter away from a militiaman. She was not sure whether it was transformed from a pheasant or some other bird, but this monster had killed four militiamen. There were also casualties in the direction of the front gate. Several tree people were very close to the city wall when they were knocked down. Their upper limbs swept across the city wall and hit several militiamen who had no time to dodge.
The strength of her own side was weakened, but the enemy's force was getting stronger and stronger. When the last wave of three wolf monsters launched a charge, if it wasn't for the quick-witted Li Huanxiang's help, she would have almost been injured. She turned around and asked, "Mr. Morey, how long will it take?"
"The magic circle has been assembled and is now trying to establish a connection with Green Forest City. But the transmission channel is not open, they must be transmitting to other cities." Morey said, "But you'd better gather together. Once we connect to the other side, we will start the transmission immediately."
Cao Lu patted the guard soldier Xines beside him and said, "Let the militia retreat first and set up a position next to the teleportation array. I will cover the rear."
"Major." Hines looked at Cao Lu cautiously, but the other party's eyes were determined. He had no choice but to let the militia start to go down the city wall and use various ox carts, boxes, haystacks and other things to build a simple barrier around Morey's teleportation array.
Fortunately, during this period of time, only a few monsters rushed over from behind the village, and they were all dealt with by Cao Lu one by one.
She returned to the newly built position and said to Hines, "The monsters have suddenly become fewer."
“Maybe there’s no more behind?”
"Impossible, I think... maybe they are planning something." Cao Lu stared at the wall of the back mountain.
A young militiaman standing next to them said, "You are right. There is a strong fishy smell in the air."
"Can you smell it?"
"I have a bit of nose-related blood, and I'm the best hunter in the village." The young militiaman said, "I feel that smell... like a lot of animals gathered together, just like the smell of a beast's den."
Cao Lu looked at the six or seven people on the high wall behind him who were still resisting the tree people. These people could not retreat until the last moment, otherwise the tree people would break through the wall and rush in. "There are wolves in front and tigers behind."
At this moment, a gray-yellow figure suddenly jumped in from the wall of the back village in front. It was a monster with four legs and sharp and huge horns on its head.
"This thing... seems to have transformed from the gray gazelle in the back mountain." The hunter boy said, "Oh no, these things live in groups. There are many of them in each group!"